00:00And in news overseas, there's a new sheriff in town to uphold the law in the nation's capital.
00:05In a bold, unprecedented move, U.S. President Donald Trump with chiefs of the Pentagon,
00:10Justice Department, FBI, and Secretary of the Interior behind him
00:14announced the takeover of law enforcement from the D.C. police
00:17and the deployment of the National Guard from here on.
00:21Citing an existing emergency on lawlessness gripping the nation's capital,
00:25the president made good on his warning to take over the reins of the D.C.
00:29Metropolitan Police Department to address crime and homelessness more efficiently and promptly
00:34as he sees fit.
00:36Even with police data showing a 30-year low drop in the crime rate
00:40and a slide in nearly all focused crimes,
00:42Trump issued the order over the recent mugging of a 19-year-old Department of Government efficiency staffer.
00:48Likewise, he warned to duplicate this order in liberal or Democrat-held cities and states
00:53tagging Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Baltimore to name a few.
